Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-02
A TIMELY LESSON.

neglected TO consider Godfrey's in
terests
Maud was young lady whom he
worshpej rather humbly from affair
she being rich, beautiful, and OF a for
midably aristocratc family, while he
was a lone Bohem an-but with whom
he could claim ART site klnship. since
ne and and she had studied in the same
building. She was an amateur. il
. happened, and he breadw inner; they
>yboth managed 10 turn out some very
good work. aud each was often of AS
distance TO the other.
One fine morning in early summer
Miss Maud whose surname was Satter-
lee entered her studio with t. slight
shadow on her high bred. rose fair
lace. Her companion, charm ne bru-
n.ite girl little her sen or followed.
look ~ amused. Miss Furlescue was
happy compromise helweed chapcr-
one and coniidante. Sine was 9 ri of
txcel''ut sense and jud gment and brim
ia uf himor. VIII CHI was fortunate, for
Maud hal only father. who was in
Europe. and an aunt, who was splenitic.
MY dear Maui" sa Il Miss Forters-
enc. reproa hfnIlv, Yet half laughing.
'Nou know very well II 20 out aud
hunt You ~ II model il YOU wish it."
Miss Maui br ghiened.
Il wish ou would. Carrie I'm Just
in splend Il mood to begin portrait.
Get me something rugged. uncouth, If
you Ike.
She tossed herself down on the STUDIO
sofa and looked inquir ngy at her com
panon.
Miss Forte>cue reflected.
There, The banana man the Ital-
ian down ON the street curner'
oh. don't want him. SAID Maud.
sontempiuously.
just then a tap ut the door. 1t was
Harry McAllisler. After tire usual pol te
''good morai'g" lac requested perm s.
sion to bring in a friend 10 see Miss
Sallerec's handsome den and ex-
nmples- a friend from NV old home
Ia Tenncs>ee he excla med. going
To spend the summer in town. A little
prov ociL. YOU know. but of good fam
ily."
Maud assented langu div. But when
the young stranger entered with Nc
Allister she sat up suddenly Ike one
revived.
Mr.. Godfrey Warng was large and
tall. de was sunburned and had
longish. light brown hair and pale blue
eyes A nose of good size and long,
clean shavcn upper lip were facial pc
culiarities And Mr.. Godfrey Waring
was blessed with an abundance Of con-
tidence. He gazed about him with a
Vsmle of approval, shook hands twice
with the ladies, commented in clear.
high. nasal voice on Maud's work, AN Il
finally departed in stale of self com
placencv
Fine girls, he remarked TO Meal
lister. when back in that genlcman's
sanctum.
''Eh?" quer,ed McAllister. little
startled at the irreverence.
Il say they're fine rls She, an
he ress, amt she? Think made AN
impression on herp"
McAlisler gasped. Then his sense
of the humorous preva led He an.
swered dryly:
"Ahem! l shouldn't wonder Miss
Satterlee had her eyes on you all the
tine"
Wouldn't mind having her if NV
family didn't object, remarked God
frey. with reflective little click of the
tongue against his teeth.
As for the young ladies. they had
preserved silence until their callers
were out of hearing range
Then Miss Saltcrlee cxcla med:
Ell. eu--. what's that work. Car
rie. beginning with cup
''Euchre euphony. European. eupep-
s,"-
Nonsense! / mean Eureka have
got a model"
you mean the Tennesseean. my
dearp'
Yes. could sketch him already.
Take his face just as it Isl crown il
with ragged straw hat; put flannel
shirt on him opening carelessly from
the neck; plenty of red and tan. "
But how will you get him to sit?"
oh. Mr.. McAllister will manage il
all for me-.
And sure enough Mr.. McAllister did.
That is to say. he brought Mr.. Waring
frequently to Mr.. Satterloe's studio,
and the young artistic began to surrep-
titiously appropriate the features of the
Tennesseean-as best she could from
recollection after he departed on eac b
occasion.
Meantime Godfrey began to look
very self satisfied aud TO throw out GER
tain little hints about the conquest OF